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Plan B Success
by Rajeev Mudumba
Plan B Success is a podcast where Rajeev Mudumba shares intriguing and thought-provoking business and personal growth content and interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs and Professionals who have found success through a change, a pivot from what they were doing initially. The show is full of value nuggets for entrepreneurs, professionals, students and you! Are you geared up to learn and absorb from the BEST in the business and apply to achieve success in your own life? Its Rajeev's mission is to get you there!! Changemakers, It's time YOU blaze your Trail!!! rajeevmudumba.substack.com
Episodes
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Can Greed Be Good?
Is greed just a bad vice or more? Just like good and bad debt, greed too can be good. One positive aspect is that it can motivate you to strive and do better to gain what you seek. Better socio-economic outcomes are a result of such greed. Greed can inspire altruism once the goals you're after…
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Is Being Yourself Not Being Professional?
Everyone advises us to be authentic, to just be ourselves. But, is that the case at all times, whether at work or play? Research shows that when you show up as you truly are, you tend to be more productive and happy. But, being yourself also means being honest with one another, which can…
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Million Dollar Hobbies w/ Victoria Wieck, Author & Jewelry Designer
A South Korean immigrant, Victoria Wieck secured an education and went to work for an LA-based jewelry manufacturing business. Soon, her talents led her to start her own jewelry business in 1989. Over the next 3 decades, it flourished led her to have her own show on Shop HQ. Having traveled the...
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The Unconventional Path of Entrepreneurship!
Ideas are many, and those that make the way to being realized are few. The excuses that can get in the way of an idea finding its path of fruition are also many. Yet, entrepreneurship is the lifeline of businesses and economies around us. It's time to take stock of your skills and talents and…
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A Journey Of A Million Miles Begins With The First Step!
Need I say more. Any journey has a starting point. After that it's about perseverance and enjoying the journey, making sure you take that next step and the next. The destination is bound to happen! Starting is the most important part of any journey you aspire to. Start Now! This is a public...
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How To Set Yourself Apart In A World Of Average Joes?
In a world of average Joe's, you may be the kind who wants to set yourself apart. And, its small changes that can make a big difference for you. You can be more kind, committed, creative and have the courage to follow through. Focusing on these can help propel you to be a better person, in...
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Are You An Average Joe And Scared Of It?
Like any average Joe, you may love your life or hate it and perhaps, are afraid of several things in the ever-changing world we live in. You may perhaps, like the comfort zone you are in, yet yearn to take risks and come out successful. Or, you may be altogether blissful with where you are or…
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How To Scale At Speed w/ Felix Velarde, CEO, 2Y3X
Felix Velarde is the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of 2Y3X, a two-year global growth accelerator for companies that have plateaued and are ready to scale up. Felix is passionate about catalyzing positive growth, profitability and impact for businesses, and grants access to his expert insights for...
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Planning Your Retirement w/ Joe Lucey, CFP, Founder, Secured Retirements
Joe Lucey is a Certified Financial Planner, and radio personality with more than twenty years of experience, who now shares invaluable strategic tax and retirement planning secrets typically reserved for the top 1% in his new book, New Tax Secrets. With the global pandemic ravaging economies,...
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Do You Have "Learning Agility"?
Learning and Agility are two skills that can hold you in good stead throughout your life. Learning agility allows you to learn and solution along the way, as you tackle challenges. Experience plays a key role from which you learn. Further, you can apply this in unrelated situations to resolve as...
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How Likely Are You To Succeed?
What are your chances of success? What's your definition of it? What do you need to do to succeed? While many believe that success is subjective and varies in interpretation from one person to another, there are certain traits that are common to accomplishing it. What do you need to possess or...
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The CashMap Pro w/ Dennis Williams, Founder and Author
Dennis C. Williams Jr. is the creator of CashMap Pro. He has served as a Senior Executive at RedSail Technologies in a range of positions including Finance, Human Resources, Legal Affairs, Software Development, and Testing. Over the past ten years, he has worked on developing CashMap Pro with the...
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Is This The Golden Era Of Deep Tech?
Technology has come a long way, yet has miles to go. While the 2010s saw the growth of social media and mobile internet, the next phase is that of Deep Tech. Deep Tech, unlike General Tech or High Tech, is not out there pursuing a need to fulfill but is going after a vision to awaken customers to…
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What's The Point Of An Office?
As the world transitioned to remote work due to the pandemic, it very quickly became evident that employees adapt quickly and were able to do their jobs well, in some cases better than when at the office. Productivity remained stable and employees enjoyed the flexibility of working their own…
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In Pursuit Of Happiness w/ Sandee Sgarlata, America's Happiness Coach
Sandee Sgarlata has seen her share of ups and downs. Along the way, she focused on chasing happiness. "Happiness Solved, Climbing One Hundred Steps" is her latest book. As a Certified Life Coach, Professional Speaker, and retired U.S. National and International Figure Skating Coach, she helps...
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Passive Income - Not A Bed Of Roses!
Imagine sitting on your couch browsing channels or taking that afternoon nap, all the while knowing that your bank account is working hard to keep that money coming in, while you're not at work. Passive income is the ability to earn through streams you set up where you don't trade time for money...
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Chasing The Mythical Million Dollars!
In the world of SaaS and technology, the mythical unicorns are real and represent an aspiration for start-up success. Whether you are an aspiring founder or an employee who is focused on your nest egg, it all begins with turning in your first million. And, that's no easy task. But, once you do…
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Revisiting Journalism w/ Keel Hunt, Journalist & Author
Keel Hunt is an editorial columnist for The Tennessean and author of Coup: The Day the Democrats Ousted Their Governor and Crossing the Aisle, How Bipartisanship Brought Tennessee to the 21st Century and Could Save America. His new book is The Family Business: How Ingram Transformed the World of...
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Do You Need To Be Tough To Make Unpopular Decisions?
As leaders, you need to be respected more than liked. All stakeholders look up to the leaders to make the right decisions, though they may be difficult, sometimes even unpopular. For organizations to thrive, tough actions need to be taken. Leaders that strive to be universally liked generally…
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My 9/11 Story!
It's been 20 years since 9/11, and it has not ended for so many and perhaps, never will. Some were evacuated and rescued, many lost their lives or loved ones, jumped in to help others, and continue to suffer the after-effects. When I turned the TV on that morning, what I saw left me in utter...
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Artist Housing w/ Kelvin Xuna, Housing Innovator
Highly decorated United States Army Veteran, Kelvin Ray Xuna, is a 2008 Harvard University with a Master in Housing and Urbanization. A proponent of Co-living Housing, he deems it as “the future of Multi-Family Housing.” Until recently, Artist Housing, his first ever film and music community...
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Leadership Isn't About You!
How silly is it to believe that the one leading or is the face of an organization is the key to it's success! If you truly are a leader, you wouldn't bat an eyelid to affirm that results, long term and sustaining are created by the team, the individuals contributing and doing the work to move the...
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Tell A Story Like A Pro!
Remember the stories you heard as a child? You'd stay past bedtime listening to them in rapture, with your jaw dropping in disbelief and excitement. If you do, it tells you about the power of story telling and a good story that sticks with you for life! All good stories have a great plot and...
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Being Resilient w/ Gary Buckmann, USA Gymnastics Coach
Gary Buckmann never dreamed of working with 5 Olympic Gold medalists, especially when he was lying in a hospital bed paralyzed with a broken neck. Gary's life story is one of incredible healing and the power of the mind. In this "anything is possible" true story, Gary shares a highly engaging and...
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Wielding The Weapon Of Focus!
Look around you. Everyone is overwhelmed juggling multiple things and besides that have several distractions flying at them. All of this hardly allows for focused efforts, and outcomes. Much time is lost in stressing or trying to figure out how to strategize and execute than doubling down on the...
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Bravery or Bravado - What Should You Encourage?
Starting a business or defending your borders, it's equally hard. The willingness and ability to take on risks in the face of uncertainty is a given. Brave leaders or soldiers strive to create change for themselves and others; constantly busy improving themselves and those around them or saving...
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Making Law Accessible w/ Mitra Ahouraian, Founder, Ahouraian Law
Mitra Ahouraian, Esq is an award-winning entertainment lawyer, lead attorney, and founder of her namesake firm, Ahouraian Law. She fearlessly blazed her trail in the entertainment industry and is now passionate about empowering others. After a serious car accident, it took her a year to get back…
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Managing Expectations - The Key To Being An Able Leader!
As a leader, it's your job#1 to establish and communicate clear and achievable expectations. You don't just hold your team accountable by doing so, but show your accountability as well. Clear expectations provide a map, guidelines to reach goals and thus, make it easy for everyone to be on the…
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How To Connect To Your Prospects And Customers!
As a business, the key to your survival, let alone growth is building a connection with your prospects and customers. And, when that is at an emotional level, it turns into loyal repeat customers over time, who also act as your mouthpiece, bringing in new customers your way. Build your story…
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From Chasing Profits to Chasing Value w/ Joel Strom, CVO @ Chief Value Officers
Joel Strom developed the concept and process of Strategic Value based on four decades of practical experience as a business owner, advisor, investment banker, and CEO. He has seen spectacular results that business owners and CEOs have realized from accelerating their Strategic Value. He founded...
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Creativity Is A Process!
Make new connections between old ideas, and your creativity sparks! Everything is related, you need to find such connections and take them to the next level. It's not always about being the first, it's about seeing what others can't and make those connections. Take an idea, evolve it through its...
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AI & ML - The End of Human Slavery Of Work!
What do the terms "AI" and "ML" mean to you? Do you see the robots taking over as depicted in so many fiction films? Well, the good thing is that technology development has been for the good of mankind. Will this always be so? No one knows for sure. However, it's a fact that the future of work is...
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On The Adventure Of Life w/ J.A. Plosker, Coach, Speaker & Author
J. A. Plosker is a three-time entrepreneur with a background in law, social work, ancient wisdom, personal growth, and writing. He's a personal growth, and self-discovery coach, creator of Nobody Press, owner of an instructional design and writing business, as well as a TEDx speaker, and a former...
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When Things Don't Go Your Way!
Life has a mind of its own and everyone goes through acceptance of that. Life doesn't always go as you planned. Plan all you want and put in your best efforts. That's where your control stops. After that, you need to leave it up to the universe to recognize your efforts and give you what you…
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What I Miss From The Pre-Pandemic Days!
We are about 18 months out on the pandemic journey. We have lost jobs, lost lives, found vaccinations, and continue to take them. Yet, we battle its varied mutations. We have talked about the new normal. There are things we miss from the pre-pandemic days and perhaps, others that we do not miss....
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Next Steps w/ Dr. Geneva Williams, Founder & CEO @ Dr. Geneva Speaks, LLC
Author. Visionary. Dream Caster. World Changer. Dr. Geneva Williams is the full package. With an infectious laugh and spot-on discernment, Dr. Geneva uses her decades of experience to help people achieve their dreams. Through her signature talks on leadership development, inspiring podcast, and...
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Can You Be Vulnerable, Yet An Effective Leader?
You may wonder, vulnerability and leadership in the same breath? However, vulnerability can be an asset for leadership and can influence the organizational culture while prodding a team to innovate and thrive. It can influence courage and output. Vulnerability can enhance better leadership. Both...
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Is Being Vulnerable A Weakness?
While being vulnerable is often seen as a sign of weakness, it is actually core to the human experience. It is at the center of being human, showing empathy, and having meaningful experiences and relationships. Being vulnerable and being weak is very different. While you may be open to emotional…
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Stop Flushing Your Marketing Budget w/ Steve Brown, Founder @ ROI Online
Steve Brown, founder of ROI Online, a HubSpot platinum agency partner and the first StoryBrand certified agency has a passion for inspiring and empowering entrepreneurs who power the American economy. Steve has worked with hundreds of clients, from solo entrepreneurs to Inc. 5000 fastest-growing...
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How To Leave A Memorable Impression!
When you reflect back on who you remember as humble, dashing, courageous, blissful, or happy, what faces show in your mind's eye? That's them making an impression on you, that very first impression. After all, you still remember them! How did they make that impression on you? Was it a planned one...
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Benefitting From Your Circle Of Influence!
Your Circle of Influence consists of the people and things that concern you, and that you can do something about. Know that what you can control is what you can influence. What you can't control generally tends to stress you. But, worry doesn't benefit anyone. Focus on what you can control, and...
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Experiential Learning w/ Jordan Levy, Founder @ CapSource
Jordan Levy is a serial education technology entrepreneur. He has started two EdTech companies that help students transition from education to work. His method is to integrate real companies into the learning process through hands-on collaborations that expose learners to new circumstances with...
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The Lost Power Of Imagination!
Did you know that you have the power to dive into your past or experience your future? It's all possible right here, in the present! The conscious mind can help manifest physical reality. Dreaming, imagining, and visualizing are ways of experiencing what you seek before you can manifest it in…
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The Startup Story!
Dreams need to turn into Visions! And, visions need to be acted upon. The most important aspect is to gather courage and start! Start on a very difficult and tumultuous journey, a journey that has gone wrong for many. But, it's the few who have succeeded, and that too immensely that continue to...
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Rise & Grind w/ Glenn Lundy, Automotive Industry Expert
Glenn Lundy, with over 20 years in the automotive industry has devised a process of developing a winning culture in automotive sales. He now works with over 40 dealerships nationwide to help them achieve similar results! He runs #RiseandGrind and under that banner, he also runs a podcast filled...
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Should You Be Afraid Of Debt?
Credit and debt are a part and parcel of modern living. Have you ever been afraid or hesitant to leverage them in the fear that they may drown you? Healthy personal finances are vital to a thriving household. Yet, many juggle and fear the subtle balance they need to maintain. Ignoring them could…
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The New Normal: 2021 and Beyond
The current pandemic has opened our eyes to the need to come together in the good fight and in shaping the future. By now we all agree that we are in this for the long haul and need to learn to live with it alongside. The new world we step into in 2021 and beyond will be shaped by our recent...
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The Future Of Work w/ Dr. Michelle Weise, Management & Leadership Thinker
A former Fulbright Scholar and graduate of Harvard and Stanford, Dr. Michelle R. Weise is the author of Long-Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don’t Even Exist Yet. She was awarded the 2021 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature by UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education...
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Isn't It Time To "Retire" Retirement?
What does retirement mean to you? Retire early and live longer? Or stay healthy, work until you drop? While there are things like finances and health that go into the retirement dream, some studies say that you are healthier when at work versus others that say the opposite. What happens in...
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How To Get Lost Or Be Seen In A Crowd?
Obscurity and privacy are as much a boon and a bane in current times. The idea that part of our lives needs to be private for relative safety has become more center stage than ever. You may believe that obscurity can shield you from unwanted attention and allows you the freedom and opportunities…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Plan B Success is a podcast where Rajeev Mudumba shares intriguing and thought-provoking business and personal growth content and interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs and Professionals who have found success through a change, a pivot from what they were doing initially. The show is full of value nuggets for entrepreneurs, professionals, students and you! Are you geared up to learn and absorb from the BEST in the business and apply to achieve success in your own life? Its Rajeev's mission is to get you there!! Changemakers, It's time YOU blaze your Trail!!!
rajeevmudumba.substack.com
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